Pseudophilotes panoptes

Pseudophilotes panoptes
Conservation status
Least Concern  (IUCN 3.1) [1]
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Insecta
Order:	Lepidoptera
Family:	Lycaenidae
Genus:	Pseudophilotes
Species:	P. panoptes
Binomial name
Pseudophilotes panoptes (Hübner, 1813)
Synonyms
Papilio panoptesHübner, [1813] Scolitantides panoptes

Pseudophilotes panoptes, the Panoptes blue, is a butterfly of the family Lycaenidae. It is found on the Iberian Peninsula and in North Africa, including Morocco.

It is very like Pseudophilotes baton but without the reddish yellow anal spots. ^[2] The wingspan is 18–22 mm. There are two generations per year with adults on wing from March to August.

The larvae feed on Thymus species.

Etymology

Named in the Classical tradition. Argus Panoptes is a many-eyed giant in Greek mythology.

References

1. van Swaay, C., Ellis, S. & Warren, M. (2025). "Pseudophilotes panoptes". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species . 2025: e.T173247A64554393. Retrieved 31 March 2024.
2. Seitz, A. Seitz, A. ed. Band 1: Abt. 1, Die Großschmetterlinge des palaearktischen Faunengebietes, Die palaearktischen Tagfalter, 1909, 379 Seiten, mit 89 kolorierten Tafeln (3470 Figuren) This article incorporates text from this source, which is in the public domain .

External links

• Captain's European Butterfly Guide Archived 2011-07-15 at the Wayback Machine